Knockdown barrel.



G. H.. MIX. KNOGKDOWN BARREL. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 19

Patented Feb. "7 1911.

2 SHEBTS-SHBET 2.

INVENTOR' ATTORNE FCE.

CHAR-LES HJMIX, Ol? RENOVO, PENNSYLVANIA.

iinocnnown BARREL.

Application led October 19, 1910. Serial No; 588,004.

fo all whom it may concern:

'lle it known that l, CHARLES H. MIX, a citizen oit the `United States, residing at llenovo, in the county otClinton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useiul .lmlnoveinents in Knochdown Barrels, ot which` the following is a speciication.

The invention relates to iniprovements in knocledown barrels.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construct-ion of barrels, and to provide a simple, inexliensive and eiiicient knock-down barrel oit great strength and durability, adapted to etl'ect a saving in time, labor and material in the construction of barrels and in handling the same, and capable ot being quickly set up for use and of being readiljvY opened at either end, and oi" also being lniockeddown and arranged in a compact bundle tor shipping or storing.

l.Vith these and other objects vin view, the invention consi .in the construction and 4novel combinatioii of parts hereinafter jtully described, illustrated in the accompanying, drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it. being understood that Various changes in the torni, proportion, size and minor details of constriictionv`v within the scope ot the claims. mav be resorted to without departing from the nirit or sacriticing any off the advantages of the invention.

ln the drawings lt igure l is a perspective view of a liiiotil;-tltn\*n barrel7 constructed in accordance with this invention. 2 is a central vertical sectional View of the saine. 3 is a lmrizontal sectional View on the line ol Fig'. 2. Fig. si is an end elevz'ttion, the barrel being ln'ioclfeddown and arranged in tl e 'torni ot a bundle tor shipping and storiiig. F 5 is a perspective view of one et the sections olf the bod)7 of the barrel.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding partsl .in all. the figures of tho drawings.

.Tnt-he embodiment of the invention .illustrated in lie accompanying` drawings. the body ot' the barrel comprises in its construction a pluralitiY otseetions l of stares Q, constructed ot :in v suitable materia, and connected together by interitnlj,v arranged 0 passing` through rep'isterin?T portowires o, rations if of the stoves and havin` their Specification of Letters Patent. l

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terminals 5 embedded in the side edges ot the end staves of the sectionsv and secured toI the'same by staples (l, or other suitable tastening,l means. In the barrel illustrated in thc accompanying drawings, the stiaves of the sectionsl are connected by two wires, arranged at'. the end portions of the staves,

`but more than two connecting wires may lbe employed, it desired, and the wires may be passed through the stares at any desired point. The wiresv tlexiblvv connect the staves and enable the sections to be readily bowed in setting up the barrel for use and also to be arranged tlat when collapsing the Vbarrel. The stoves, which are preterahhv curved transversely, have vertical inner faces and are tapered radially to forminwardlv converging side edges 7 for enabling them to be arranged in circular to in, and to provide a tight barrel, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The staves are also provided with oppositely tapered intermediate portions 8, forming inclined outer tacos, extending from the end. portions t) ot the staves to the center thereof, the interniediate portions of the stares being tapered inwardli Y and-provided. with reverseliY arranged wedge-shaped portions for eoperating with encircling` hoops lt). The staves by being` exteriorluv7 reduced to torni the taper enable the hoops to be arranged at the center of the barrel in as `seinbling' the sections, and after the sections have been properlv placed together the hoops are adapted to be driven outward .over the tapered or wedgoshaped portions of the sta ves, whereby the sections are fri-ml)Y secured together.' and the ends or heads ll of the barrel retained in the grooves l2. The hoops are lneterablv constructed ot round metal, as the),v maj be readily7 driven inuardl)T and outwardlyl over the tapered or wedgosliaped portions ot the staves, but the)Y may be constructed ot an'v other suit-- able material, as willbereadilyunderstood; vln assembling the sections ot the barrel, their side Yportions are 'arranged in slightly overlappingrelation to permit the hoops to be passed over the end portions of the barrel to the center thereof, and the exteriorly reduced central portion of the barrel will permit the sections to be properlyv assembled while the hoops are at the center. Also the tapered intermediate portions of thebarrel permitl the latter to be readily knocked down and either one or both heads 'Il weight. of its 4wires are interiorly arranged andv as th other fastening' devices to project fromfthe interior of the character. V

tions, the loss of a hoop `ettectua'lly prevented.`

'. stack. yThe parts of the ba this condition ithcbarrel. Y stored' and-it may also screw 16, or-.other p Y '1s arranged. The screw 16 maybearemovedby loosenin'g'one or both oops. ,f The barrels may be made of any` size and in the heavier class of barrels or packages, they may 'beequipped witha greater number of hoops toV adapt the. barrelV to 'the contents. As the'eonnectin heads are detachably clamped in the groove of the barrel, therefare no nails, screws, or

i 'barrel, and thelatter may be employed 'for l staves form'a cylindrical barrelpwhiehlenables cai" load of barrels'tobe packed more vtightly' and'securely 4and with lessliability of injuring 'their contents thanl va load ojf ordinary barrels having '.bulgingsides.-` 'Also by arranging the-,hoops on -the .inwardly tapered vportions of the vstaves at points intermediate oit-the ends of 4such tapered porfrom'the barrelis The heads orends of the barrel may be constructed of any suitable material and may be made either solid, as shown, or be constructed of layers or sheets of veneer, and th'eyare each equipped with opposite handles 13, consisting of strips of spring steel, or other suitable material, secured at',

one end to' the heads by screws 14, or other suitable' fastening devices vand'provided atV the other end .with'a slot 15- in, which a suitable fastening device is -suiliciently loose to permit the handle to be'bowed, as illustrated in dotted lines in. drawings, the slot permitting the necessary sliding movement ot' one end of the handle to en'able the for use. The handles. lmay' be readily vto lie flat against the outerfaces or the' headsand within the chime. This arranges them out yof the way and. prevents them from being injured.

When the bar rel is knoelgeddown, the sec-v tions are straightened out and arranged in th vthe hoops between them,

a stack or pile wi y and the heads at the top and bottom ofthe rrel` are thentied together at each end ofthe stack by a cord or rope 18, which is extended around the" bundle and passed through the hoops and the handles,as clearly showny inlig. 4.1 The parts of the collapsed barrel may of course secured in a compact/.bundle or package by any' other suitablewmeans, and when in may .be `compactly same to'4 be `drawn downward be shipped to the h I buyers and returned to theshippers ata much l lower rate than anordinary barrel. The bar- -rels after 'use do not have to be destroyed, but may bevused worn'out,,and'should one ,or morestaves of af section become y broken v or jured, they maybe readily staves, as the 'tions may be ing the attaching terminal members ofthe lconnectingwires.` When required by thel replaced bynew staves or members of the seccharacter of goods -to be ship inaybe provided with ventilatingperfo ations or openingsl without materially imf pairingvits strength. 1

Having thus :t'ully what I'claini as new Letters Patent, is zand desire to secure by l. `A .collapsible barrel including stayes otherwise in-Hy readily unstrung. by 'unfastena ped,'the barrel 4 described my invention,

provided with inwardly'tapered or wedgshaped portions, hoops engaging the wed sh-aped portionsl and movable outwardly and inwavrdly on the. same to tighten and loosen the staves. y

I i l 2.' A collapsible' barrel including staves provided with -reversely arranged inwardly tapered portions forming an exterior recess, and hoops engaging *the tapered portions of the staves, the latter being adapted to receive tl 1e.hoops in'the 'said recess ,in assembling the staves. l

y 3. A collapsible barrel including staves reduced at their wardlytapered wedge-shaped :portions and to provide an exterior hoop. receiving recess,

having vertical inner facesv and exteriorly A outer 'face's to` form 1n-` and hoops engaging the tapered portions'of o 10() the vstaves and wardly on the the'said staves.

\n}o'vablc inwardly and: outihaving opposite inwardly tapered wedge- 'shaped portions, heads detachably :interlocked ,with'thevstavea and hoops engaging saine totighten rand loosen l et; A collapsible lbarrel ineludingstavesv the wedge-shaped portions ofv thel staves,and

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larid inwardly to.

aiii -iny signature .ityof ,separable sections consisting of fiexi- 654 over and over again until V 

